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Wasim Khan (R) believes India would itself want to play Pakistan if the latter becomes a top team. — File

Pakistan Cricket Board's newly appointed managing director Wasim Khan believes the national team needs to "create a situation where India asks us to play" instead of vice-versa, ESPNcricinfo reported on Sunday.

PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, who was addressing the media in a joint presser with Khan, agreed with his MD, saying: "If we can take Pakistan cricket to a level where we are among the top three teams in the world, they will come on their own to play with us."

"It's sad that we are not playing against them but life continues. We need to move forward and carry on. We can't wait forever to play India. Our focus is to develop Pakistan cricket and get our team and players a lot of success at the international level," Khan said while further elaborating his point.

"I don't think we're going to see any solutions anytime soon," the new managing director said while adding that Pakistan's focus, at this point, should be over bettering its own internal structure.

He, however, did not completely rule out the possibility of taking measures to bring India back to dialogue: "I think elections are going on in India, so nothing is going to happen in the near future. But, we are trying and Ehsan is trying hard to get them to the table and get things moving."

Agreeing with Khan, Mani said: "Until it's [elections in India] not done there is no point in engaging them at this stage because we have to start over with new people in the BCCI."

He added: "But our relations with the Indian board are very good and we have mutual respect but we won't be imploring them to play us."

Touching upon his strategy of improving Pakistan's domestic cricket structure, Khan said: "We need to get the consistency and sustainability so we are looking at our internal affairs ... let's get our domestic cricket right and make our grassroots stronger than ever and make our international team more sustainable in the near future so that they are successful at all levels."

Pakistan and India have been involved in a tussle over the latter's continued refusal to play a series in Pakistan. The tiff first started in 2009, when the then PCB chief Zaka Ashraf pushed the Board of Control for Cricket in India to play more matches against Pakistan.

Later, in Najam Sethi's era, PCB started legal proceedings against BCCI while claiming that the Indian board had failed to honour a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2014.

The PCB claimed that the MoU was binding. The International Cricket Council on November 20, 2018 dismissed Pakistan's case against India and declared that its ruling is binding and non-appealable, making sure that the matter does not return to its table.

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Pakistan is already the top team in T20s. Yet it is not interested to play Pakistan.

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Gordon D. Walker

Feb 11, 2019 02:43pm

Always with the good humour...

Gordon D. Walker

Canada

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Uzay Yazdani

Feb 11, 2019 02:46pm

Think about it. Pakistan brings nothing to the table. India has nothing to gain.

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saqlain

Feb 11, 2019 02:46pm

good please make our team better groom them plz

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Only

Feb 11, 2019 02:49pm

Sensible comment

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Hussain

Feb 11, 2019 02:50pm

Everytime we are losers and still india dont want to play with us.

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Indian

Feb 11, 2019 02:54pm

Please create as soon as possible.

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Ahmed

Feb 11, 2019 03:06pm

India is not interested in playing with Pakistan. So no point trying..

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Abdullah

Feb 11, 2019 03:07pm

Very well said. Make domestic structure strong, first time I have heard this from any board member.

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Yuong

Feb 11, 2019 03:08pm

Don't you have anything else to motivate your players?? Everyone is motivated only by Indians?!

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Suranjan Banerjee

Feb 11, 2019 03:14pm

A few months back PCB had filed a case against ICC regarding the same issue.Now PCB says that relations are.very good.what a paradox.

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Jersey Guy

Feb 11, 2019 03:14pm

Indian Political leadership and BCCI has the backing of majority of Indians for not playing Pakistan and doesn't matter if Pakistan becomes top Ranking nation , India will still not play Pakistan given the animosity that exists.

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Pune-India

Feb 11, 2019 03:18pm

Nice thoughts, but implement them on ground reality.. Not like 1999 program

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Swiss Neutral

Feb 11, 2019 03:19pm

Wise decision.

With the undiplomatc statements from Pakistani politicians, I doubt any changes after elections in India.

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Imran

Feb 11, 2019 03:20pm

You are mistaken. If Pakistan becomes top team India will NEVER play us. Will find more and more excuses.

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M. Saeed

Feb 11, 2019 03:21pm

We should stop considering India even a match to our brilliant talent. They have just a speck now soon to fade in to oblivion.

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Sweets

Feb 11, 2019 03:22pm

Just leave us alone ..we are not interested..is it that difficult to understand?

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Pro Democracy

Feb 11, 2019 03:25pm

Pakistan in already TOP TEAM, just ask our PM

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JackJones

Feb 11, 2019 03:25pm

While I agree with your point I don't think Pakistan will be able to make top 3 in ODI and Test format. Instead of focusing on this predicament which might not have a solution it is best to focus on the domestic structure, selection process and eliminating nepotism. As I have said earlier, if the domestic structure is the cause of failure PCB needs to revamp that. Why can't PCB appoint talented scouts that finds talented cricket players in the domestic arena? Our PM did it on his own I am sure with a population of close to 200 million there must someone, for example, ex pakistan cricketers, that can take up that role. Even yesterday, at the speech Imran Khan presented in Dubai said that pakistan has the most talented cricketers he has ever seen but there is a flaw in the process of identification of talent. I know easier said than done but that seems to be the significant reason for failure. Talent needs to be identified and provided opportunities and motivation to perform and succeed.

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Qasim

Feb 11, 2019 03:42pm

Afghanistan has declared that they will not play with country like Pakistan.

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Suraj71

Feb 11, 2019 03:53pm

Pakistan and India have been involved in a tussle over the latter's continued refusal to play a series in Pakistan.

Why divert people everytime?! Why don't you tell them that Australia denied to come and play in Pakistan due to security regions?? Everyone is politician in Pak??

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Shaibaaz

Feb 11, 2019 03:56pm

You have an x rated team with no bench strength...Has your team consistently won tests / one days / T-20's at least for a decade all over the Globe ?. Then how can you ask the Indian team to come and play ?.

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RAJA CHILL

Feb 11, 2019 04:03pm

You guys are very sharp for sure. You can find all the reasons to make India play with you except the real reason why India is not playing.

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Shanks

Feb 11, 2019 04:11pm

PCB should better concentrate on world cup rather than India.

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Ravi

Feb 11, 2019 04:17pm

@Prateik, T20 is not cricket at all. Its entertaiment. It doesn't test any skill.

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Ravi

Feb 11, 2019 04:19pm

@Yuong, oh...When they talk about India they get charged up..

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kitkat

Feb 11, 2019 04:23pm

Good try , all the best.

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Ebliss

Feb 11, 2019 04:33pm

Don't run after illusion.

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Marcus

Feb 11, 2019 04:34pm

Pakistan need to focus on getting teams to play on its soil first and sort out domestic structure. Please appoint new selection committee perhaps appoint Wasim akram.

India is not playing cricket with Pakistan because of the Governments political decision. Left to itself BCCI would play cricket with Pakistan even on the basis of current form. PCB director would be knowing this. He need not use this argument to motivate the national team to become the best.

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Sanjay

Feb 11, 2019 04:56pm

@Imran, : Top team in what? Blowing yourselves up?

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Bakht

Feb 11, 2019 04:57pm

Yes. Lets focus on being the best.

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Sanjay

Feb 11, 2019 05:00pm

@Shanks, : Yes, so that we can bash you there.

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Rao

Feb 11, 2019 05:01pm

@RAJA CHILL, They refuse to see the real reason.....

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Ali

Feb 11, 2019 05:01pm

My man, why this is even an issue. We are doing much better playing without them.... who cares about India. Kindly, just focus on our team and specifically domestic structures. We need PCB backed leagues back in schools, college and University level........

Get Students the incentive to healthy life style..

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Aloha

Feb 11, 2019 05:10pm

@Prateik, jacking up brownie points playing in the UAE gets you the rankings but not the framework that true champions are made of.

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abu.ashhad

Feb 11, 2019 05:11pm

Cricket with India should not be a issue for us. Lets keep fighting for our financial settlements rest live happily.

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shubham Chakraborty(India)

Feb 11, 2019 05:19pm

What i really fail to gather is why pcb is so desperate to play india?
Revenues going down?

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JackJones

Feb 11, 2019 05:25pm

@Ravi, Well it is a recognized cricket format by ICC so it is real cricket and requires a lot of skills. Lets not forget that Pakistan is #1 in T-20 per ICC ranking. And lets not forget that Pakistan beat India for over a decade in ODIs in UAE eventually leading to India not wanting to play pakistan in UAE. Now India only plays Pakistan in ICC tournaments. Didn't T-20 become popular due to IPL? I would think India should be #1 but they are not period. All the Indian, Pakistani and other fans from all over the world want to see the two countries play so at the end the biggest loser here is cricket. I rest my case.

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UM

Feb 11, 2019 05:27pm

It has less to do with the poor quality of the Pakistani side than with the dangerous security situation in the country. India regularly plays the West Indies and Sri Lanka, whose fortunes in the international game have dipped of late.

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JackJones

Feb 11, 2019 05:32pm

@Qasim, That is really funny because Afghanistan cricket team used all of pakistan's resources to build a team. Additionally, pakistan provided refugees camps and supported Afghanistan mostly at Pakistan's expense. It looks like your tie to Afghanistan in the Asia cup is still not settling well. Afghanistan played well and India should learn to appreciate and recognize that. And India won the Asia Cup so why this animosity? Thank you

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Vineet

Feb 11, 2019 05:32pm

When are paying penalty to bcci?

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Vineet

Feb 11, 2019 05:35pm

To become a top team, you need to first play India and beat them. Which is not going happen...

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Honest

Feb 11, 2019 05:38pm

They way PCb goes about it is juvenile, to say the least.

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Vipin

Feb 11, 2019 05:39pm

Why do you care whether India plays with you or not? This whole thought process is silly.

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Shahzad

Feb 11, 2019 05:43pm

I say forget India and focus on other important things. Improve the domestic structure, work on bringing Int'l cricket to Pakistan. BJP is anti-Pakistan so they'll never do anything which would help Pakistan in any shape or form.

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Fez

Feb 11, 2019 05:54pm

How ? By tripling our population size to match India’s ? That’s the only reason India is a powerhouse in Cricket?

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Desi

Feb 11, 2019 06:23pm

@Imran, if you think India is making excuses, it explains the level of understanding you have. Cricket boards cant go beyond Govt. Try to improve the diplomatic channels and find a good solution,

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Barely

Feb 11, 2019 06:26pm

I can see India playing Cricket in Afghanistan in near future but less chance India or Australia playing in Pakistan next 20 years

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vs

Feb 11, 2019 06:33pm

Its a good initiative of Wasim to build a strong team in Pak. But, hope its not empty talk as has been before or bravado.

India playing pakistan is not dependent team strength or position in ranking table. There is clearly a bigger issue on table which is beyond cricket. I dont know who the PCB are seeking out to come out and say large number of indian fans want to play pakistan. Its not at all true. The fans in India are fairly in tune with general sentitment that there is larger issue beyond cricket . Unless thats resolved no body is interested. Even recent Asia cup tournament matches with Pak did not garner much TRP ratings in india. May be if both India and pakistan reach knockout in ICC world cup there will be enough TRP as would be for India vs anyother team in knockout from Indian fan point of view. So, best would be to focus on cricket and not talk about sentiments of people as thats difficult to understand

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Shah

Feb 11, 2019 06:35pm

Can they forget India and focus on building the team? Focus on all the other nations across the world?

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Rajesh

Feb 11, 2019 06:35pm

Too much talking does not help.For a change try doing something maybe you will see some change!!

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 06:38pm

Dream on !

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Samrat

Feb 11, 2019 06:39pm

In your dreams perhaps.

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Pankaj

Feb 11, 2019 06:39pm

Only good for domestic consumption.

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Hanif

Feb 11, 2019 06:49pm

Today it is only politics, if Pakistan really become # 1 team, India will never play to Pakistan. Either this guy has no idea about the real feelings and situation in India.

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Truth

Feb 11, 2019 06:53pm

Keep on dreaming. India will not be willing to play with Pakistan in any bilateral series in any scenario.

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Private trip

Feb 11, 2019 07:01pm

@ThisZebraHasSpots, 2 million USD

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KB

Feb 11, 2019 07:15pm

Don,t need to play India. Stop asking.

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kash

Feb 11, 2019 07:18pm

agree, sort out domestic structure and also make main team mentally stronger, mentally, physically. I was in awe at how well India contained New Zealand in the test and odi matches within New Zealand.

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Asim

Feb 11, 2019 07:19pm

It this is our way of thinking - we are seriously not going to lift our cricket

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Dr. Hilaria

Feb 11, 2019 07:19pm

What a style !!!

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Salvadore

Feb 11, 2019 07:23pm

@JackJones, by that reference shouldn’t England be the top dog in football. T20 isn’t real cricket it’s a money spinner. When IPL was initiated a lot of voices from Pakistan talked about the decline of quality cricket, guess what PSL happened a few years later. Talking about some wins a decade ago is a sad case of looking at the graph backwards does not help your team cause, None if these wins were in mega tournament Like the WC which I believe is also important recognized by the ICC , Either way India has played her T20s in foreign soil and still stands at number 2 by a few points , Have also been finalist in most tournaments and even been T20 champions, but truth be told most Indians prefer that their team stays top in the longer formats of the game that involves grit and determination which is what cricket is remembered for. So rest you case.

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Bengal tigers

Feb 11, 2019 07:26pm

Wow!! Joke of the century.I knew that PCB is full of inefficient people but never knew that such stupids also exist.Stop living in false world.India gains nothing by playing with Pakistan even if Pakistani cricket team becomes best in world.

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Samrat

Feb 11, 2019 07:51pm

@JackJones, Afghanistan played a team missing half it's strength. India unlike Pakistan don't play full strength team against associates and low ranked teams to bloat their averages.

@JackJones, you rest your case and ICC rest MoU case against PCB. Add to that the legal compensation case as well.

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Jai Ho

Feb 11, 2019 07:54pm

I think you guys are good playing zimbabwes and kenyas and srilankas of the world. Reaching top on other formats is day dreaming

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N_Saq

Feb 11, 2019 07:54pm

Why???

It just boggles my mind, why is Pakistan adamant on playing India when India is not interested. This is like someone don't want to be your friend but you forcefully grab their hand and call them friend.

Come on folks, I bet you have much better things to do then just think about how to make India play with Pakistan. Why Pakistan is so fixated on India and see everything from Indian prism? Snap out and look ahead, there is a whole world out there to be explored?

Pakistan still does not get the message. A new election would not change anything without the change of ground reality. Quality of Pakistani team is totally a non issue.

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Ayush

Feb 11, 2019 08:05pm

Till modi is in centre, he will not prevail the situation. You cannot expect peace from BJP.

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Anuj

Feb 11, 2019 08:07pm

Height of optimism by PCB, especially after the drubbing it received in MoU case against BCCI.

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 08:07pm

Does PCB really think it can make BCCI ask PCB for a series especially after MoU case ! Day dreaming at it's best.

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M.Emad

Feb 11, 2019 08:08pm

Channeling NRG from frustration to self improvement is an excellent way

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Leo

Feb 11, 2019 08:08pm

@vs, they like to blow their own trumpet and hardly look into universal truths.

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M.Emad

Feb 11, 2019 08:09pm

Build a sky high wall on the eastern border

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 08:10pm

@Shah, no, they can't.

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Anuj

Feb 11, 2019 08:10pm

@Shah, I think this news answers your question.

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Emperor Pingping

Feb 11, 2019 08:11pm

Play cricket with India.
Do trade with India.
Force India to give up Kashmir.
Force India to give more 'rights' to Muslims. A 'failed state' trying to 'force' a rising India? You better try 'forcing' Afghanistan first. And why don't you try 'forcing' China to do all these for you? Hindus hate Pakistan & India will 'bury' Pakistan for good.

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 08:11pm

@Fez , if that was the only reason, then PCB would have been 2nd richest board. But PCB isn't even 3rd richest for a fact.

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Premji

Feb 11, 2019 08:15pm

This is nothing to do with PCB or cricket team. This is because of law and order and safety. Government has to change the situation not PCB.

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firstindia

Feb 11, 2019 08:19pm

wishful thinking...

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Mian

Feb 11, 2019 08:20pm

Same thoughts apply to trade and economy.

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Seedoo

Feb 11, 2019 08:21pm

What is this PCBs obsession with India? The best way to deal with someone acting like a child and playing hard to get is to ignore them. They crave our attention (because it makes them feel superior) and we keep giving it to them. Can we stop mentioning their name, let alone pursuing them, for the next 3-4 years? When The regime change happens, they will come to us themselves. In the mean time, let's focus on playing other countries like Australia, New Zealand, England, and South Africa. Playing on dead wickets of Subcontinent and UAE has never raised standard of cricket in Pakistan

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Anuj

Feb 11, 2019 08:32pm

The world is watching, who's obsessed with whom !

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Daniel

Feb 11, 2019 08:32pm

Situation won't be created by cricketing solution, but creating regional peace, and Pakistan can do it.. Wish you best

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Being human

Feb 11, 2019 08:42pm

Seems like in every sphere of life, Pakistan needs India yet not willing to create a conducive environment and create hurdles on security..not just India, no other cricket playing major country is willing..please look inside for reasons and fix the security and Border issues and everything else will fall in place.

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Surgical strike

Feb 11, 2019 08:48pm

Your movie , textile industry saying same thing since last 70 years

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BCCI1

Feb 11, 2019 08:51pm

First, pay our 8 million dollars, which is our lawyers fee, the losing side pays the legal expenses.

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BRB

Feb 11, 2019 08:59pm

@Fez , "How ? By tripling our population size to match India’s ? That’s the only reason India is a powerhouse in Cricket?"

India has always had a huge population from the onset, even before cricket. It has a lot more to do with economic strength and purchasing parity that organizations and citizens of India enjoy over Pakistan's.

The US has 300 million, they seems to doing just fine with their version of football and baseball that no one else plays.

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Proud to be Indian

Feb 11, 2019 09:08pm

Not interested to play what ever the situation or what ever may be your ranking.simple truth wake up

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Proud to be Indian

Feb 11, 2019 09:11pm

Better we play Afghanistan better players better humans

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Bryan

Feb 11, 2019 09:22pm

Pakistan can tell ICC to summon India for not playing with it.

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Anand

Feb 11, 2019 09:23pm

Its your day dreaming

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Kumar

Feb 11, 2019 09:25pm

Day Dreaming

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Rob

Feb 11, 2019 09:31pm

Forget about India. For your sake and for the sake all cricket lovers please 'create a situation'.

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Aslam

Feb 11, 2019 09:37pm

Still the root cause for India not playing pakistan is wrong.It's all political and even you are no.1 side in all three formats and there is political tension India won't play

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mady

Feb 11, 2019 09:46pm

Pak leaders constantly jump from one wishful-dream to another without long term thinking. So things remain as it is with such temperamental outlook.

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Anuj

Feb 11, 2019 09:48pm

@Ayush, and Modi will come back !

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 09:48pm

@Ayush, nice try, but you ain't that good at pretending.

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Joel

Feb 11, 2019 09:48pm

Be friends with Indian government, everything will be awesome! Nice trade deals and lots of matches, just be friends please.

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Gaur

Feb 11, 2019 09:57pm

@BCCI1, absolutely !

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Komal S

Feb 11, 2019 10:03pm

I like this attitude

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M. Saeed

Feb 11, 2019 10:04pm

@Sweets, then why beg for votes here on your 'not interested' site?

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M. Saeed

Feb 11, 2019 10:06pm

@Uzay Yazdani, Why care for this site to say so?

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M. Saeed

Feb 11, 2019 10:08pm

@Yuong, The number of posts here simply prove that, Indians are much more interested readers, comments writers and up-voters at this news-site.

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Neil

Feb 11, 2019 10:09pm

New face, New designation and fresh energy to do lots of thing for the betterment of game but gradually same thing will get disappeared after 6 months.

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Neil

Feb 11, 2019 10:10pm

@Sweets, Good one mate

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Judge

Feb 11, 2019 10:14pm

Sir, please leave us alone as we are not interested in playing with you. You play with other countries and just leave us alone.

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wasim rathore

Feb 11, 2019 10:18pm

Very sensible. Let us improve our domestic structure, strengthen the team, and then India-Pakistan matches should be quite exciting.

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Manish Patel

Feb 11, 2019 10:35pm

day dreaming

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GOOD POINT

Feb 11, 2019 10:36pm

Indians enjoy Pakistani cricketers, artists like any other country. For example I am fan on Rameez Rajas commentary. However the real issue is the support for militants and its not the politicians but majority feels that should end.

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CricKat

Feb 11, 2019 10:46pm

Indians do not want to play Pakistan as a part of Modi's political strategy!

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Naseer

Feb 11, 2019 10:49pm

For that to happen, Pakistan should win atleast 2 world cups, 2 champion trophies, 3 Asia cups back to back, become #1/2 ranking test team and win bilateral series against top teams like Australia, South Africa , England etc not in Dubai/ Abudhabi but in thier own home ground.

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Aamir

Feb 11, 2019 10:51pm

India v Pakistan Test/ODI/T20I series have the potential to bring any where from $500 million to $1Billion Dollar per series in gross revenue etc., more than any other "2 team" event on earth. Pakistan has everything to gain from such a series, therefore the door for negotiations must remain open.

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khan

Feb 11, 2019 10:52pm

Looks like he has absolutely no understanding of the ground realities in Pakistan. Is the PCB going to achieve this by changing the security paradigm of the country?

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VOICEOFREASON

Feb 11, 2019 10:56pm

Indians seem to have short term memory loss. They used to avoid playing Pakistan in fear of losing. History can repeat.

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VOICEOFREASON

Feb 11, 2019 10:59pm

@Ravi, yet you still lose to Pakistan.

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Bounty Hunter

Feb 11, 2019 11:11pm

@Ravi, aren't u the expert or just arrogant!

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HashBrown®

Feb 11, 2019 11:19pm

These clowns don't speak for Pakistan. Most of the country's 220 million people don't want any sporting link with hindustan whatsoever. Yes, we should improve our domestic circuit, and yes, it's important to maintain a high level of competition with the top teams, but we don't need to pollute our cricket with the racist bigotry that thrives across the border. Let the 2017 CT final be the last word on the matter.

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hamza

Feb 11, 2019 11:36pm

Why is the MD saying we need to? This bhashan is old. Lets do something and not refer to as doing something in the future. We need to have an urgency to do it now??

"Touching upon his strategy of improving Pakistan's domestic cricket structure, Khan said: "We need to get the consistency and sustainability so we are looking at our internal affairs ... let's get our domestic cricket right and make our grassroots stronger than ever and make our international team more sustainable in the near future so that they are successful at all levels.""

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Pervez

Feb 11, 2019 11:48pm

I love dawn news

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Bilal Khan

Feb 12, 2019 12:09am

Talks... and more talks only. 0 action.

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Raj

Feb 12, 2019 12:26am

It is naive to believe that India not playing against Pakistan is because of cricketing reasons! Get your facts right first.

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Gaur

Feb 12, 2019 12:27am

Rather create a situation where teams like AUD, ENG, NZ, SA starts playing in Pakistan.

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Chandra Shekhar

Feb 12, 2019 12:32am

Pakistan is doing good in PSL and on its own...Why to be India centric when it comes to cricket, military or foreign affairs? You should be India centric in trade, sharing common natural resources bein geographically neighbor but then Kashmir blinds you. Kashmir issue has done more damage to pakistan than to Kashmir itself.

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alliasa

Feb 12, 2019 01:00am

You seem to forget that Pakistan is already the NUMBER ONE team in T20. Did that make india play you? If not why would it play you if you become number one in Test or ODI?

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M Naqvi

Feb 12, 2019 01:02am

Sounds a good idea. Let us make Pakistan a crickting power house that it once was, and stop begging India to play with Pakistan, let them decide if they wish to play Pakistan and if not so be it. Just make it possible for Team to Green to paly at home.

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ABD USA

Feb 12, 2019 01:19am

PCB takes the BCCI to the court and even after losing their case they are hoping to win over the BCCI by giving out press statement.

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Khalid M

Feb 12, 2019 01:26am

Why we are so desperate to play with India? Just calm down. Also stop being stupid by saying "create a situation where India asks us to play" . This is not a heavy weight boxing match where you have to qualify to get bout granted to you. India is just another team why you have to do anything different than what you normally do?

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Strategist

Feb 12, 2019 01:34am

@Uzay Yazdani, You need to have a crash course in numbers. Pakistan and India are highly lucrative for both boards. India has long been involved in weakening Pakistan, as claimed by N.Modi et al on several occasions. It has gone to the bizarre and ridiculous attempts of 'diplomatic isolation' of Pakistan by promoting Pakistan's image as a dump, which has nothing to offer to anyone. However, things are changing and with this new government in power in Pakistan, India will fail miserably in any plans to unsettle Pakistan.

Now, coming to the sport, its just not cricket any more and therefore, I refrain from watching politically messed up teams and leagues.

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Bongo

Feb 12, 2019 01:56am

@Emperor Pingping, India has tried many times and failed.

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Bongo

Feb 12, 2019 01:57am

@M.Emad, are you talking from experience.

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Bongo

Feb 12, 2019 02:00am

@Ravi, easy excuse for sour grapes.

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Bongo

Feb 12, 2019 02:07am

@Ravi, is that why you lost the t20 series to NZ.

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Dude

Feb 12, 2019 02:11am

To all the Indian commentators here. Don't forget to tune in for the PSL. You know you want to.

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Ghaznavi

Feb 12, 2019 03:32am

@Uzay Yazdani, really whose the current icc trophy holder also have you checked the stats of matches played between Pakistan and India you will find Pakistan are ahead.

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Shetty.

Feb 12, 2019 04:11am

Which part of NO is difficult to understand. India has said NO without conditions.
IPL alone is enough for Indian public for entertainment. The best would be queuing up to play and be paid fabulously. International cricket may pale in comparison.

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Sid

Feb 12, 2019 04:26am

@Uzay Yazdani, I think they understand that - that’s why he said they need to create a situation where it’s india that wants to play Pakistan

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Krishnan

Feb 12, 2019 05:07am

@Zak, Empty bravado in spite of losing most of the international matches.

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Raja

Feb 12, 2019 06:02am

It doesn't matter we got used to for your googlies ;)

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Vorshal Handa

Feb 12, 2019 06:06am

Hope sustains in life!

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Abhishek

Feb 12, 2019 06:07am

@Zak, Exactly, Your PCB doesn't have so much on sense.

Better behaved countries are those which appreciate and welcome terror tourists from the land of pristine purity.

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Khan

Feb 12, 2019 06:51am

Y r v even bothered to play india?

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Vvv

Feb 12, 2019 07:00am

@Imran, but India have beaten Pakistan twice in recently played Asia cup so does not matter in current situation

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bloggernat

Feb 12, 2019 07:05am

True. I second his thoughts being an indian. The other reason he must introspect is WHY Pak cricket in a state where India doesnt care whether playing or not? That will give him the answer to develop Pak economy and sports.

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Indian

Feb 12, 2019 07:26am

First pak should make a situation that zimbabwe WI Bangladesh and other like nations should play in pakistan rather than try the same for india.

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Raj patel

Feb 12, 2019 07:32am

Please give 60 million to bcci per icc verdict. Forget about playing with India unless icc championship.

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Raj patel

Feb 12, 2019 07:35am

Australia is not coming to Pakistan you know that?

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SIAK

Feb 12, 2019 09:23am

Very sensible approach. The end goal should never be to play India, rather it must be raising the standards of Pakistan Cricket to second-to-none. It will always by unfortunate, but it does not matter that India cannot agree to play us. They have their own reasons not to do so.

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Samrat

Feb 12, 2019 10:35am

@Bryan, really ! You think ICC can do that ?

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Leo

Feb 12, 2019 10:36am

@Bryan, good joke !

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Leo

Feb 12, 2019 10:37am

@VOICEOFREASON, we saw that in last Asia cup.

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Anuj

Feb 12, 2019 10:40am

@VOICEOFREASON, remember last Asia cup ? I think it has jolted you quite badly.

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Gaur

Feb 12, 2019 10:40am

@VOICEOFREASON, humiliated twice in Asia cup and still you keep sulking !

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Gaur

Feb 12, 2019 10:41am

@Dude, sure ! I hope stadiums will be packed in UAE just like last time.

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Anuj

Feb 12, 2019 10:42am

@Dude, how many tuned to stadiums in UAE during last year PSL ?

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Leo

Feb 12, 2019 10:43am

@Dude, does people in UAE want to ?last year didn't suggest so.

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Samrat

Feb 12, 2019 10:43am

@Dude, time in to a league played in empty stadiums ? No thanks !

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Samrat

Feb 12, 2019 10:44am

@Bongo, at least we didn't lost to 5-0 in NZ.

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Leo

Feb 12, 2019 10:44am

@Bongo, losing in the decider is better than losing in first two games against half depleted Proteas.

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Gaur

Feb 12, 2019 10:46am

@VOICEOFREASON, we know who fears whom, especially after Asia cup !

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DK PAMNANI

Feb 12, 2019 11:03am

How can you improve situation?

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BAXAR

Feb 12, 2019 12:17pm

@Seedoo, "What is this PCBs obsession with India? " The obsession is not with India but with money. Indian cricket has money and everyone who is linked with cricket want to be associated with India in order to have a share. For that they are willing to surrender their pride. Sports is all about pride and self confidence. When you surrender your pride, you are no more sportsmen but just actors.

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Bored

Feb 12, 2019 12:57pm

@Dude, what is PSL???

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Bored

Feb 12, 2019 01:01pm

@Shahzad, There is no BJP in australia, afghanistan, england..and still nobody wants to come to your country to play

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Wahab

Feb 12, 2019 01:44pm

@Dude, No we prefer the much bigger and better IPL

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Monsieur

Feb 12, 2019 02:40pm

@M. Saeed, thats because most Pakistani media is misleading the pakistani Public with statements for internal consumption which are white lies or total misconceptions that holds no water in the International Society... thus , to inform the gullible Pakistani public, you need to have some sort of an outside view of the nation... do you even know what is the opinion of Pakistan as a nation in the international world???

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Chaman Bahar

Feb 13, 2019 12:51am

I am so happy to see all Indians clearly calling out that they are not interested in playing cricket with Pakistan. Great

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SS

Feb 13, 2019 03:09pm

@JackJones, of course T20 is real cricket, but it takes the least amount of skill to win a T20 game. I would say the leagues and the world cup are the only important T20 games. For bilateral series very few teams play their best players. On the other hand all the countries mostly play their best in test and ODIs. From Indian perspective, we want to see an India Pakistan game, but want to see India play Australia/England/SA/ New Zealand more than Pakistan.

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Veer Singh

Feb 13, 2019 08:31pm

@Ghaznavi "have you checked the stats of matches played between Pakistan and India you will find Pakistan are ahead"

In the 8 T20 matches played between India & Pakistan to this date, India has won 7 and Pakistan has won 1.